Travels in Italy
In the ancient era it was one of the most important cities of the Paeligni and is known for being the native town of the Roman poet Ovid, of whom there is a bronze statue, located on the town’s main road and named after him. One of the advantages of living in Abruzzo is that you can go […]
There are a number of must see places in Italy, and Pompei (The Italian spelling is with one “i”, and the English spelling is with two) is certainly one of them. We finally got around to taking the trip and went with our good friend Anna and her son Daniele. It was her idea to
Rocca Calascio While you may not have heard of Calascio, you have very likely seen its famous Castle (Rocca Calascio) many times in movies. Probably most famous is its appearance in the movie Ladyhawk, and more recently in the Name of the Rose, and of course many many promotional videos encouraging you to visit Italy.
Our good friend Ralph lives and works in Vicenza and we love to visit him a couple times a year. So much to see and do in the Venato, not to mention trips to wineries to restock on some excellent Amarone della Valpolicella wine. Amarone means “The Great Bitter” and is used to differentiate it
